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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

Secretary of State Kelsey of New Jersey
has privately collected $4,000 for the erection
of monument over General McClellan's
grave at Riverside Cemetery, Trenton.
The receipts of the treasurer of the Beech
er memorial fund of Brooklyn now amount
to about $4,000. 1t is probable that when
they reach $50, 900 they will be discontinued
and the statue procured.
During the past 50 years 500 British peers
have secured lifelong employment service
The % dukes have provided good jobs at the
public crib for 35 sons, 20 brothers, 81 I'M
Giles and 20 cousins and five wives.
The South's two memorial days-one in
April for Confederates and one in May for
Union men-have been consolidated. In At
lanta Richmond and other places the deco
rating was all done this year on May 30.
1t appears that Major Poore, who never
forgot his schooling in the printers art,
went to the Government Printing Office on
the birthday of George w. ChiIds, few
days before he was stricken down, and set
his 1000 ems for the Childs fund, like the
rest Of the printers.
Kossuth, the venerable Hungarian patriot,
writes, "The burden of more than eighty
four years weighs down my infirm shoulders.
Under this weight the body is deadened, the
soul grows blunted; life becomes state of
mere barren negotiating. Man feels then
like some time-worn, mouldered ruin, which
no longer asserts with the world of the liy-
ing"
Joe WEIGH, IL years old. has arrived in
Helena, Mont, from county Armagh, Ire
land, after travelling all the way alone. He
had tag pinned on his coat labelled, "Send
this boy to Helena, Montana, and be good to
him. He is an orphan" Although the boy
talks little but Irish Gaelic he understands
English, and at times on his long trip he
would 60 astray while in transit from the
steamer to the railroad, and coach to vessel,
but his label got him around all right.
The proyerb that murder will out is curl
ously illustrated by the conviction Of Leon
Swearengin among the Missouri bald-knob-
bers. The only evidence against him was
that Of the wife Of a man who was whipped.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04
boston Herald

1t is said that Gen. Sherman and George
Bancroft have succumbed to the destinations
of Mrs. Cleveland. Gen. Sherman is report
ed to have said Of himself and Mr.. Bancroft
I'VE have both decided we'd hate to have
the pretty creature turned out of the White
House." These gentlemen are well known
as connoisseurs in female beauty, and age
does not impair the susceptibility in this re-
spect of either. 1t is one of the incidental
triumphs Of this administration to have con-
result of the next presidential election.
James Buchanan had in the White House
the most charming woman of his day; but
Buchanan was not reelected
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

The Protestant Epscopalians of New
York have decided to build a new cathedral
which shall outshine the great Catholic ca
thedral in the metropolis and be the biggest
thing of its kind in this country 1t is to
cost S6,000,00o, and to be known as the ca
thedral Of st. John the Divine. Rev. DIR.
Nevin has consented to take charge of the
raising Of funds, and is already at work
with good success. Codicils recently added
to the wills of few rich New Workers rep
resent an aggregate sum of 100000. A
Presbyterian citizen, Mr.. d. Willis James,
gives 100000. An official letter from the
Bishop sanctioning the project and request
ing contributions is expected at an early day.
The reluctance with which New Workers.
have subscribed to the Grant monument
makes enc apprehensiye that this project
may drag good deal after the first enthusi-
assn is gene.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

The Aroostook Republican calls attention
to the fact that about 100000 feet of lum-
Der grown and cut in Aroostook will this
year go into New Brunswick to be worked
up and returned to the United States free of
duty. This lumber is all cut by Canadian
operators, who hire Provincial men and
bring their own teams, and hardly dollars
worth Of benefit is received by Aroostook
people. The Republican thinks the law
which permits this despoiling of Aroostook
by foreigners ought to be repealed. Consid-
ering that these foreigners forbid our fisher
men to buy bait in their ports or to enter
them for any purpose but for shelter, wood
and water, and even then only under most
vexatious conditions, it does look a good
deal like heaping Goals of fire on their head
to give them such privileges on the Aroos-
took border.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

The most important bill before the Penn
sylvania Legislature-a bill to increase the
revenue and facilitate its collection-which
was passed by both branches, has turned
up lacking the signature OF the President of
the Senste-a fatal defect Public opinion
is divided as to whether the omission was
simply due to an oversight or was the result
OF deliberate plot to kill the measure. The
bill was bitterly opposed by the great corpo-
rstions because it largely increased their
taxes, and hints are given out that the fail
ure to send the bill to the President of the
Senate for his signature was preconcerted
by these corporations There is strong
sentiment in favor of calling the Legislature
together again to cure the defect, but the ex-
pense of the last extra session was 60 great
that the governor hesitates to launch another
one lest it may cost more than the additional
revenue which the bill provides for will
amount to,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04
The Lowest Bids from Maine.

Six bids for furnishing the white dressed
granite for the new Boston court house were
opened Thursday They were SWEET &,
Davis of Lowell, 100000; Cape Ann Gran
tie Company, Boston, $l39,eOo; Hallowell
Granite Company, $l05,6oO; Granite Rail-
way Company, Boston, $1O7, 200; Davis Till
son, Rockland, $S5,S9o; W. S. White, Rock
land, $9S,7OO. The contract has not yet
been awarded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04
Enforcing the Law In Bangor.
Bangor COMMERCIAL

Tuesday night the police searched the
place of Stephen Bowler on Hancock street
and got one bottle of liquor, but Judge Brett
decided that this was not enough to hold him
on a search and seizure complaint. Today
they tried it again but Stephen refused 70
let them in, as they did not bring their war
the other returned for the warrant and in
the meantime Stepen amused himself bv
emptying whole barrel of beer out upon
his floor The polio took him and the empty
barrel to the station and propose to make Il
hot for him.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

The Boston d Providence railroad will re-
place the Bussey bridge, of sad fame, with a
stone arched yiaduct The stone arch will
cost much more at first than an iron or steel
bridge. 1t is the last cost of the latter that
makes stockholders and travellers alike
shutider
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

The annual reunion of the Fourth Maine
Battery Association will occur at Auburn,
: Tuesday, June 18th.
ARoosTooK COUNTY
There has been about fifty million feet of
lumber cut on the Aroostook waters this sea-
son. Over 20 million feet have been mani
tested at the Custom House at Fort Fairfield.
1t is estimated that 40 million feet will 60
from the Aroostook waters into the Prov
inces, the remaining 10 milton feet, princi-
pally cedar, will stop at the mills in the
county where it will be converted into shin
giles.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
"A few days ago, boy, son of Reuben
Mosher Of Naples, was fooling with revolt
yer, which he supposed to be unloaded, when
he pointed it at his aunt, Mrs. Shaw, who
was in the room, playfully calling out, 81 am
going to shoot you, aunt" and pulling the
trigger the weapon was discharged, the bull
let en- tering her arm near the shoulder. The
Bridgton News says that the surgeon who
was called probed the wound to the depth of
five inches, but failed to locate the bullet.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Waterville Water Company has decid-
ed upon its location of the reservoir. 1t will
be on the land of DR.. Boutelle and Mrs. Fol-
lansbee near Fairfield and will be very near
1t will have a capacity of 100000 gallons
and will be 200 feet above the level of Main
street at the postoffice, giving head 25 feet
higher than was at first expected. The res
ervoir will have a depth of 13 feet including
excavation, wall and embankment. No de-
cision has yet been reached as to the source
of water supply so the Sentinel reports.
Judge Dascomb of Skowhegan, went to
Waterville Thursday with $500 in change
In his pocket to pay over to Professor Foster,
the treasurer of the Baptist Missionary So
ciety. it being the legacy of Governor Coburn
to that society.
Thursday night about IL O'Clock, as City
Marshal Morse of Augusta, was about to
proceed to his home he heard team coming
down Water street and thinking something
was wrong started after it, He seized the
horse by the head and brought him to a
standstill, and in the wagon captured ten
gallon keg Of liquor.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Oxford County Record will change its
place Of publication from KeZar Falls to
Fryeburg in June.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Law Court for the Eastern District
convenes in Bangor on Tuesday, the 21st
with Chief Justice John A. Peters, presid-
ing.
YORK COUNTY.
Diphtheria is making bad work in several
French families at Sanford.
The trial of the Biddeford election con-
spiracy case, which consumed week In the
Supreme Court a year ago, is assigned for
next Thursday. The government witnesses
were summoned Thursday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

The knights of Labor have just expelled
the members of the Carpet-makers Union.
ten thousand strong Discipline is neces-
sary, but such wholesale discipline as this
repeated few times will break up the order.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 4.

We do not read anonymous letters and eommu.
nieations. The name and address of the writer
are In all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee of good faith.
We cannot undertake TO return or preserve
communications that are not used.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

There is said to be conspiracy against
President Cleveland formed among the DEM
ocrats of Ohio. 1t is said that with the ex-
ception of the labors of few Federal office
holders who are lame in their efforts to rig
upa Cleveland machine, the preparations
for the Democratic State Convention are d.
rected toward the accomplishment of Cleve-
lands defeat in 1888. Then the Paynes and
their crowd of retainers, whose stock in trade
is "old man Payne" and standard oil, are
after the State organization in order to adj
vance the Payne fortunes in 1888.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

The topics of most general interest treated
Of by Governor Sawyer of New Hampshire
in his inaugural address are Insurance, Say
ings Banks, Labor and Temperance The
first topic becomes interesting by reason Of
the valued policy law which has now been
in operation for about two years-or long
enough to give pretty good idea of its
workings. The Governor neither commends
nor condemns the law in terms, but he sharp
ly criticises the withdrawal in body of the
foreign insurance companies as an attempt
to coerce the State. On the whole he APP
pears to think the State has got along pretty
well without them, and he does not suggest
that any measures be taken to get them
back. To prevent over insurance in the flu
ture, however, he suggests that the insurers
liability shall not exceed three-quarters Of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

The Collector of Internal Revenue for tho
District of Maryland has just appointed to
clerkship one George Trust, who is prob
ably the worst rascal that ever succeeded in
getting an Office in the face of his record.
Years ago he was police sergeant in Balti-
more, and was dismissed on account of bad
character. In 1873, a very exciting election
year in Baltimore, he was ringleader of a
gang Of roughs which caused a panic in
the Fifteenth Ward. Had he not been ar
rested and locked up serious riot would
have ensued. In the exciting elections Of
November, 1879 he was considered SO dan
gerous that the police deemed it prudent to
cage him again, and, notwithstanding that
strong influences were brought to bear to get
him out, they refused to let him go. Soon
after he was. released he shot negro dead
in the street Ring influence succeeded in
reducing his crime to manslaughter and af-
forwards in getting pardon for him from
the governor. His career was thoroughly
familiar to the collector who has appointed
him To q clerkshp in the revenue Office.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04
DIRECTORS.

EDWARD r. SECCoMB West Newton, Mass
HON. JOSIAH III. DRUMMOND, Portland, Maine,
JOHN Il. DEWITT, Portland, Maine. ~. s
HENRY @. HUrCHINs, Boston, Mass. u -
HON. PBRcIYAI B0NNEY, Portland. Me-
Hon. MARQUIS Il. KING, Portland, Me.
ImQMAsA- FOSTER. III. ID, Portland, Me.
Hon. FRED. II. RICHARDS, RockpOrt, Me.
GEORGE l.. DEBLoIs, Boston, Mass.
EDWARD A. MOVES, Portland, Me.
HoN. FREDERIcK RoBIE, Gorhafn, Me.
FRANK T.. ALLEN, Portland, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

Mr. Chauncy NJ. Depew in denying re-
port that he was going to speak for
Home Rule in London very truly said that
the appearance of an American on Lon
don platform in behalf of that cause would
do 1t much more harm than good. This sug.
gosts the inquiry whether the popular agi-
tation on the subject in this country. aud the
appearance of governors and mayors at meet
ings to protest against coercion has not had
a similar effect. The money collected at
those meetings has undoubtedly helped the
cause, but the oratory has worked the other
way. We can very readily see that the eff
feet on the American Congress of series
Unpopular demonstrations in England in fa-
vor of free trade in this country would be
precisely the opposite from that intend
cd, and the English are no more tolerant of
foreign dictation than we are.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04
VISITORS TO RosToM

will find hrst-elass Board and Lodgings az q aud
= Attston street; location elevated, near Re
we're and winthrop Hotels; convenient o. thea
tres, business. steam and horse ears; superior Ia
bic and service; elegant new dining hall Tran
silent guests - 60 Sf.JO day. as 10 $40 "a
week. Board and rooms may Dc secured IN al
vance ~ letter " telegraph Special rates q fam
lies and parties.
te2d1m III. KIMBALL, Proprietor.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04
A Large Class at Pennington.
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGaIN COUNTY
ARoosTooK CoUN,

The annual reunion of the Fourth Maine
Battery Association will occur at Auburn
Tuesday,, June 18th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04
lads, WIN; TAILS, YOU LOSE.
[Springfield Republican.l

l0PHr"5lI011 16NFuDIIO'VH'I
If the Scotch yacht Thistle captures the
American cup next September the friends of
the English cutter type will hang out their
flags; if the Thistle is beaten, they will pass
it by with the remark that its principal own
er lives in America. and that it is modelled
on the Yankee plan so far as the exclusion
of the center-board will permit
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

Ex-President Andrew d. White of Cornell
University thinks that in the next Presi-
dental campaign the Republican party
ought to send its strongest and abIest men
into tho South, to present the advantages of
protective tariff He thinks that a CON-
plete change of front would follow an able
presentation of the subject to the people of
tho South. In Virginia, Alabama and Ten
nessse, where the new iron furnaces and re-
sultipg prosperity furnish object lessons no
doubt great results might be wrought by
able presentations Of the benefits resulting
from protection. But in the regions of the
Old South where Northern capital and enter
prise have not yet penetrated it is doubtful
II such mission would be productive of
much good The people do not realize what
prosperity is, and SO of course are not anx-
ious to make efforts to gain it.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04
CURRENT COM M EMIT.
PROHIBITION IN RHODE ISLAND,
rNorth Apaariaon l

North Americana
Rhode Island has discovered that since
prohibition has been enforced in that State
ginger ale has changed its properties in a
most alarming manner, and now resembles
the strongest brew.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

1t is suggested in Massachusetts that the
old law be restored requiring parties who
intend marriage to be published" in church
This was in the first instance done by an
nouncem ent from the pulpit, but later by a
posted certificate in writing signed by the
town clerk, or the proper officers in the
city. This had effect in preventing clandes-
tine marriages, as it made them, of course,
illegal. Undoubtedly the number of divorces
would be reduced if the facilities for con-
tracing hasty and ill-considered marriages
were fewer. Whether the reform can be
brought about by a return to the old and
highly interesting custom is doubtful. Things
have changed in Massachusetts since the
days when the church was the right arm of
the civil authority. Advertisements in the
daily papers would make the publishing"
more complete and less troublesome.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

Il POLICY Of the UNION MUTUAL contains
every desirable feature In PERFECT LIFE IN
SURANCE POLICY.
II you will send your address TO the Home Of
fee, TO any of its agents. we shall be glad to fur
nish full information In regard to the Company
and its plans.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-04

THE UNION MUTUAL appeals to residents OF
Il Maine TOR Their especial patronage, because
1t Is HOME COMPANY, and because OF its age,
experience, strong, financial condition. large sur
plus, equitable and attractive plans and e0nserva-
tive management
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-28
Halfway improvements.

The Los Angeles and San Gabriel
Valley Railroad Company is now doing
good work for the city as we'll as for
the company. 1t is taking the earth
and haIf-formed rock from the upper
side of Buena Vista street, which
widens that important thoroughfare In
a most desirable manner, and hauling
the same into the deep depression on
the north side of Downey avenue be-
hind the levee. This fill is very i'm.
portanr, and will be of great advantage
to shippers and receivers of freight by
the Pasadena trains, and to those who 60
with carriages to the depot to receive or
deliver passengers. =.
The company yesterday commenced
layipp another line of track between the
present tracks and the river so as to
have four tracks between the railway
and Downey avenue bridge. and below
Downey avenue will make second track
to the S. p. bridge to accommodate the
rapidly increasing business of this pop.
ular company. The side track OF 200
feet across the river is finished and a
force of men aud teams are at work to
make the fill and extend the tracks,
and the work will soon be completed
greatly to the advantage of the public.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-28
A SINGULAR CASE.
A RObbcr who Claims that He
was in Jail.

James Murray was arrested last Fri.
day afternoon as he was trying to dis
pose of fine gold watch with the mono.
gram j. J. L. engraved upon the case,
at the pawn brokers establishment of
Cohn & Levy, near the Pico House.
The watch was The properly of the Rev.
J. J. Lee, who had been picked up out
of the gutter on Alameda street little
after midnight on the same day, whilst
overcome by the abuse of liquor. After
Lee had sobered up he was suffered to
20. At that time he did not mention
that his watch was missing, and as he
had over Sl00 in his pocket the police
did not Immediately suspect that he had
been the victim of a footpad. But when
Murray was arrested with Lees watch,
the latter was hunted up for the pur.
pose of giving information as to his loss.
The Reverend gentleman was beard of
in several places, but could not be found
by the Constables. Finally yesterday
afternoon he was corralled and brought
into court. Murray told HERALD re-
porter shortly after his arrest that he
had found the watch on Alameda street
early in the morning. Now he claims
that he was in prison on the day that he is
supposed to have robbed Lee. The record
shows that on the 2lst, the day that
Lee lost his watch, Murray completed
sentence, and consequently if he was re-
tanned in Jail until The very time that
he should have stayed there he could
not have met the Rev. MIR. Lee on Ala
media street ON the morning of the day
on which he was to be set at liberty.
Lee is positive that Murray is the man
who assaulted him and stole his watch,
and Cohn, the pawnbroker, is just as
certain that he presented the watch for
sale twice on the 2lst at his place. As
Murray has one of those peculiar faces
which can never be forgotten when seen
cnce under extraordinary circumstances.
Mr.. Lee may not be mistaken and Muir
rays statement that he was in Jail at the
time of the crime may be found to be in.
correct.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-28
The Masquerade Ball.

The masquerade ball of the lone So
cial Club at Turnverein Hall, drew a
large number OF pleasure seekers to it
last night. There was fair sprinkling
of ladies in the gallery, though the
look ers.on were mostly composed of the
: sterner sex. The masqueraders on the
Aoor were numerous and were pretty
evenly divided as to sexes. The ladies
were as q rule much more tastefully
dressed than the gentlemen. Notwith.
standing that at masquerade balls people
are inclined to take little more lati.
tude than at ordinary hops, the proper
decorum was observed throughout, and
the whole affair was heartily enjoyed,
as much by the participants as the peo.
pie in the gallery. A man disguised as
q Cannibal Islander did some very good
acrobatics between dances.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-28

SHILOH'S CURE will Immediately re-
lieve Group, Whooping Cough and Bronch-
tits. G. +. Heinzeman, agent, Los Angeles.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-28
Apporsionment OF school Funds.

Apportionment OF school Funds.
The following is the second quarterly
apportioument of the school funds. II
is made in accordance with section 1858
of the school law. To each district one
teacher is assigned for every seventy
census children aud fraction thereof
equal to twenty, and the sum of S2l7
is apportioned to each teacher 80 as
signed. The money is derived from the
county taxes and is known as the Coun-
ty School Fund.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-28
Marriage Licenses.

The following persons were yesterday
granted license to wed:
G. J. Griffith to M. A. c. Mesmer;
J, j. Machado to NJ. Gotta.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-28
Sons of ST. George.

The Sons of St. George will give a
pleasant social tonight. 1t will take
place in Good Templars' Hall and will
be greatly enjoyed by those participate
ing therein.